The Dance Element is a dance studio in Wilmington NC dedicated to promoting healthy minds and bodies, fostering an appreciation for the arts, and nurturing lifelong friendships, through quality dance education and HAPPY DANCING experiences.﻿

We offer fun and inspiring dance classes for dancers of all ages and all levels of ability.

Our dance students have the opportunity to study Classical Ballet and Pointe, as well as Modern and Contemporary Dance, Hip Hop, Jazz, Tap, Lyrical, Acrobatics, Tumbling, Irish Dance, Hoop Dance, and Creative Movement with some of the Wilmington NC area's finest professionally trained and formally educated dance instructors.﻿﻿

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The Dance Element provides a supportive classroom setting.

Students grow and gain self confidence while learning to dance, because they understand how important it is to encourage and believe in each other.

We promise quality dance instruction for all dance students.

Experienced and knowledgeable, professionally trained teachers guide our students with correct terminology and build a foundation of proper dance technique, while consistently offering classes that keep them challenged, and motivating them to strive for excellence.

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We encourage our dancers to become leaders.

At The Dance Element, dancers discover the importance of becoming positive role models for the younger students, and they take pride in helping each other learn and succeed.

A nurturing atmosphere fosters discipline in our young boy dancers, while building strength and increasing flexibility which can improve athletics and even grades!

When our boy dancers become ready, they are privileged with the unique opportunity to train alongside our young ballet students, and study﻿ partnering ﻿techniques that many male dancers don't explore until they reach a college or professional dance environment﻿.

The Dance Element offers a uniqueDance Performance CompanyWe provide serious dancers with pre-professional training, that keeps a strong focus on classical ballet & contemporary dance, as well as Performance.

We regularly bring in Master Teachers, and facilitate opportunities for students to attend prestigious national summer intensive dance programs which help to prepare them for dancing at a college level, as well as entering into professional dance careers.

Invited Company Dancers are expected to maintain a high level of technique, while inspiring others by becoming leaders, ﻿and positive role models. ﻿

At The Dance Element, Dance students learn about famous literary works.

Our dancers are given the one-of-a-kind opportunity to perform in amazing original adaptations that share beloved classic stories with the Wilmington NC community.

combines the Art of Dance Performance with ﻿Visual Arts, Literary Arts, and Original Music, to create an innovative and ﻿unparalleled ﻿experience for aspiring artists.

Incredible hand made costumes, offer area dancers the chance to truly become the characters in their favorite stories, and our professional quality performances﻿ inspire Wilmington NC audiences with significant artistic work.